Automobile-lifter



J. E. COFFEY.

AUTOMOBILE LIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.?6, I919.

Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

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J. E. COFFEY. AUTOMOBILE LIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 76, I919.

. 1,35 1,506. Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

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attomau a osirs srAr JACOB EDWARD -C OFFEY, OF CASEY, ILLINOIS.

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' Specification of Letters Patent. Pa, tefited.Aug, 31, 1920,

I Applicationffiled February 26, 1919; Serial No. 279,319.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that .LlJAoos EDWAIRD COFFEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Casey, in the county of Clark, State of Illinois, have invented 'a new and useful Automobile-Lifter; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

' of' this'kind' comprising. a stationary'base exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin theart to which it appertainsto make arid use the same, I I

This invention relates to an improved automobile lifter, and'an object of the invention is to provide a simple, efficient and practical device, to be actuated by the front axle of the automobile, for automatically raising or lifting the automobile, truck'or the like, whereby the tires'of wheels are disengaged from the ground, thereby relieving the pressure on the tires while the automobile is in storage. I p I A. further obect is to provide "a device frame, and an auX iliary' mo vable' superimposed frame, the latter being adjustable on tracks of the former, through the medium of supporting wheels, one of which being provided with teeth t'oengage a rack on the insidev ofone of the side bars of the base frame.

A further object of "the invention is to provide means for holding the movable frame inIits forwardpositionjo'n the base improvedlifter constructed in' compliance with the invention, showing the movableframe in. itsnormal position.

"Fig. 2 is a .view I I I ing' the movable frame as hav 1ng been in side elevation,.showmoved, thereby lifting the automobile, so

that the wheels are, disengaged from the ground V Fig. 3 I through Fig.1.- I a v Fig. is a plan view of Fig. 3 below the line 4-g Referring more especially to the drawings 1 designates a base frame, which comprises" the end bars2 and the side bars 3; Mounted on and rising upwardly from the side bars near theirjends'are forward and'rear flanges a and 5, provided with inclined tracks 6 and 7 which are curved as shown. The forward ends of the tracks 6 terminate in curved shoulders I or abutments 8, and

their rear ends terminate in similar abut 'ments 9; The tracks 7 are provided with curved abutments or shoulders 10 at their rear ends. Secured at 11' to thej'inner'faceof one of the flanges 4: is a plate 12 having rack teeth 13, and these teeth are arranged is a longitudinal j sectional I view ATEINT e f ic-fi 1 1 to conform to the curvature of the' track 6. A superimposed frame 14 is provided,

and comprises the end cross bars 15; and 16 I and the side bars17." The forward portions of the side bars17jare' provided with sup orting and abutment shoulders l8 and l9l he cross bars and side bars are reinforced by the braces QQ and 21;. Journaled 'in bearings 22 of. the side. barsl'? are forward andlrear axles 23 and 2 f,'provided'ontheir ends with" supporting wheels 25 and, :26. These wheels are flanged so as to be retained on the tracks with which'they engage: It is to be noted thatthe forward and rear abut ments of the tracks fore and aft of the basefram'e, conform to the curvature of the treads of the wheel, thereby limiting the" superimposed frame in its movements. One] 7 of the wheels 25' has its flange provided with. teeth'27, to engage the rackte'eth 13.; Piv-' oted at 28 to the forward, portion :of one.

of theside' bars 17 is a dog 29, the nose 30 of which engages the teeth of the" wheel This nose is shaped so as to ratchet overthe' teeth 27 as the auxiliary superimposed frame is moved forward by the axle of the auto? mobile, thereby retaining the; superimposed frame in itsforward position, and since the front axle of the automobile resting. on

the shoulder 18 the forward end of the automobile will be held in a raised position. Also pivoted to the forward end of one of the sidebars 17 as at 31 is a lever 32, and connecting this lever and the tail end of the dog 29 is a link 33. A lever 34 is pivoted at 35 to the upper e-nd'o'f the lever 32. A link 36 is pivoted at 37 to the lever 34, and this link has a slot and pin connection 38 and 39 with the lever 32. By one end of the slot 38 engaging the pin 39, the lever 34 is supported in the manner shown in the drawings. Pivoted at 40 to the inner faces ofthe side bars 17 at their rear ends are lifting 'levers41. Pivoted at 42 to the'inner 4 faceso'f'the side bars '17 neartheir forward ends are abutment levers 43, which are under tension'of'the springs 44. These springs are connected to the side bars 17, and in turn to the levers 43. Rods 45 connect the' lifting levers and the abutment levers in such wise as to operate the lifting levers, when the 'mobile so as to disengage the tires from the ground. In order that an 'autoinobile 'may be lifted, the saine'is operated'so as to traverse over the 'two frames, that is, the wheelsfto straddle the frames. 'While the automobile is'in motion, the front axle will contact with the levers 43, the superimposed frames will then be moved forwardly, "the dog ratcheting over the teeth of oneof ,the

supporting wheels. As the superimposed frame moves forward the flanged wheels rid'e'the inclined tracks, and since the shoulders 18 are under the front axle of the auto mobile, the"forward ends of the automobile is raised, and-when the forward'supporting wheels 25 contact with the abutment shoulders 8 the dogs will prevent retrograde vmovement of the auxiliary frame. The tension of the springs 44 is designed to be such as not to be overcome by the pressure of the forward axle of the automobile, that isentirely overcome, until thetreads of the forward wheels 25 are somewhat closely appro'aching' the abutmentshoulders 8-, and in this c'asejthe rear drive wheels ofthe automobile are still in engagement with the ground. 'Atthis stage of the operation it is V necessary to 'apply manual pressure at the rear of the automobile, sufficiently to cause the front axle thereof to engage the shoulders 19, so as to move the superimposed frame sufficiently to cause the front wheels 25'to engage the shoulders 8. When the front axle of the automobile engages the shoulders 19, the levers 43 will have been operated sufficiently tooperate the lifting levers 41, so that the portions 46 will engage under the rear axle of the automobile and lift the same to freethe tires from the ground. To

gage the ground, andsubsequently backed from over the two frames. V x

The invention having been set forth, what is'clainied as new anduseful'isi p l. The combination with ,a base frame having inclined "tracks prcv'ded with abutments, of a s upenm osed frame provided with flanged wheelconiiections with said track's,sp'ring'tensioned levers to beeiiga ged by the forward axle of the automob le 'to move the uperimpos d fifaine forwardly, whereby it mayengage under liiftthe forward axle thereof and consequently the autcmobile, and asecond pairpf levers'pivoted to u e rear'of'thesuperinipe's a frame provided with lifting ariiis to engage under the rear axleof the automobile to liftth e rear end thereof,"and ge n ecnons between the first nd sectnd levers, f ne erjsaid tracks having rack teeth, on'elof'th'e wheel connections having teeth to engage the rack teeth, and ratchet means 'ceap iatirig with the teeth of the ,wheel' connections to hold the superimposed "frame in its forward raised o'sititm. 1 I p 2. T 'e combination f'with a base frame having inclined tracks provided with abutments, of "a superim osed frame provided with flanged wheels engaging said tracks, spring tensioned levers adapted to b'e engaged by the forward axle "of the'au'tomor bile to move the superimposed name forwardly, whereby it may "engage'under and lift the forward axle ofan automobile, a pair of levers pivoted tothe fear of the superimposed frame and provided with lifting arms toeng'age under the rear 'axlefof the automobile to lift the rear end, thereof, connections between the first and sec nd levers, a rack bar secured to one of the tracks and conforming 'to its curvature and inclination but disposed beIOvvQthe. upper surface o'f 's'aid track, oneQof .the 'fianged wheels h'aving its flange provided with teeth for engaging the rack barfte'eth, said interengaging teeth and rack barbeing inpm esh as the "superim osed frame is moved upwardlyfon the tracks, a,ratchet wheel lo' 1 posed frame moves forwardly said ratchet wheel ratchets by the pivoted dog and holds said superimposed frame to any position to which it may have been moved, and the interengaging teeth of the wheel flange and rack bar preventing the movement of the superimposed frame from the position to which it mayhave been moved.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence 10 of two subscribing witnesses.

JACOB EDWARD GOFFEY.

Witnesses:

R. B. FITzrA'rRI oK, IRENE TALLE.. 

